What's with all the horribly bad advice? 1) Yes, 1gb is noticeably better than 512mb, unless all you use your computer for is surfing the web and reading email . The effects of a larger disk cache can be very large-- memory is about 1000x faster than your hard drive; every trip to the hard drive is...

I love the Fortron FSP-300. That PSU can drive almost any system you throw it in and they are under $30 at Newegg. I've run machines from overclocked, high-end P4's to AMD duallies with that PSU. The only thing I don't like about it is the temperature controller for the fan, so I always disconnect ...

Why did you choose pc3700 ram when your mobo can only support pc3200??? look at it: mobo specs said RAM: 400/333/266mhz ram specs said speed: 466mhz. so in ecsence, you're paying extra $$ for 66mhz you can't use. Damn, didn't even notice that. Thanks a lot. In light of this, would it be better to g...

So I've got about $900 to spend, a 19" monitor, a CD-RW drive, and three adequate hard drives that I can plug into this system: Case: Lian Li PC-6070A PSU: Channel Well 420 W , at least I think so. Not too sure, but the stats jibe well with the rest of the system. Processor: AMD 64 3000+ Motherboard...

Hello, Lately, I've been perusing Newegg's catalogue for components going in a new AMD 64 system. During this, I came upon this PSU , which is only being marketed for $26, close to half the cost of comparable PSUs. So why is that? Is this PSU unsuitable for the AMD 64? What differs between this, and...